St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-17
VERMONT NEWS.
Lawyer Barrett OF Rutland Fatally Hurt
While Tobogganing.


Lawyer Barrett of Rutland Fatally Hurt
While Tobogganing.
James c. Barrett, leading member
of the Rutland bar and a son of ex-
Judge Barrett of the supreme court,
was fatally injured on toboggan slide
at Rutland Monday evening. A board
that lined the slide on one side had be-
come split and loosened and the mar
row end projected into the slide point
ing up. Not knowing this Mr.. Bar
rett, his wife and Mrs. Charles p. Har-
ris mounted a toboggan and descended
the chute. Mrs. Barrett was in front
and passed the splinter unframed, Mrs.
Harris, who was in the centre, came i'm
contact with it sustaining long and
deep cash OH the outside of one thigh.
1t then entered one of Mr.. Barrett's
thighs, on the inside, and came ont
from his back above the hip, having
penetrated his abdomen and ruptured
the intestines. 1t threw him from the
tobOggan and he was taken up impal-
ed, the board projecting several inches
at each end, but he was conscious.
Medical aid arrived in few minutes.
The board was removed and he was
taken to his home where he was put
under the influence of anBsthetics with
no prospect of recovery. The ladies
were helped home from the foot of the
chute, Mrs. Barrett not knowing of her
husbands injury until she arrived.
Mrs. Harris is seriously but not dan
gerOusly injured.
Later: Mr.. Barrett died Tuesday
night at ll.35, having been conscious
most of the day. He was thirty-five
years old and was considered the best
lawyer of his age in Vermont. Mrs.
Charles z. Harris, who was njured at
the same time, is comfortable and no
danger is apprehended, though her re-
cOvery will be slow and painful.
For Libel.
G. t. Shanks, editor of the London
derry Sitter, was arrested by Sheriff
Starkey at that place on the 9th, OH
complaint of C.. HI. Davenport, editor
criminal libel. Being unable to pro-
cure $4,000 bail, he was taken to the
county Jail.
A Young Mans Suicide.
Leroy Howe of Springfield, young
man twenty years old, shot himself
through the heart with pistol on the
9th. No cause is known for the act
He ate his breakfast and saying, 81
guess L won't go to the shop to-day"
went to his room. Hardly two min
utes had passed when his family heard
the report of pistol and rushed to his
room just as he gasped his last.
BrattlebOro merchants have organ
lied board of trade, with j. M. Tyler
as president.
Rev. j. S. Spinney, retired Metho-
dist minister at Mortified, in appar-
ent usual health, dropped dead from
his chair Thursday morning.
George Fisher, Frenchman, of Han
over, was killed at Bellows Falls re-
Gently by log rolling over him while
at work in the pulp mill yard.
Mrs. Charles Simmonds of Underhill
fell backward from her steps recently
as she turned to lock her door, injur-
ing her spine so that her limbs are
paralyzed.
A young girl of East POwnal was
overcome by the cold while returning
from school the other day. She was
found unconscious in snow drift and
was brought to life with much difficult
ty.
At Waterbury, Gerry EgglestOn,
aged 30 years, fell from the high beams
of a barn on to a stake in a hay wagon,
which went through his thigh next to
the bone, coming out at the top. His
is said to be critical.
The council of Congregational
churches called to consider the expedi-
ency of admitting the Rutland church
of the Redeemer to the Congregational
conference, met at the petitioners
church Tuesday and unanimously
agreed that for the present at least it
was not expedient to admit the church
to fellowship.
Events at Bennington have resulted
ID the organization of law and order
league, composed of about 200 business
men and manufacturers, bound to en-
force the prohibition law. The first
seizure was made last week by Deputy
Sheriffs Cromack, Crawford and Nor
gan, who captured wagon load of
lager beer, in charge of John GunisOn,
from New York state. Gunison was
fined $40 and costs yesterday, and APP
pealed. He has sued each officer for
$1,000 damages for false imprisonment.